lymph nodes in kittens???? help anyone?

Question

So my little bengal went in to get spayed yesterday.
My vet called me to come get her just after noon because she wouldn't settle down in the cage and was being really destructive, she was worried she'd her herself.

before she shaved her belly she felt a bump or something, but went ahead.. when she opened her up she said there were enlarged lymph nodes or something like that. she didn't want to take a sample because Roxy is still pretty small and she didn't want her to bleed. She checked her intestines and they're okay. she said once she's healed, we'll get some virus checks and what not.

my question is.... has anyone ever experienced this before? i'm not really even sure what they are, but she said it could be Irritable bowel syndrome (as we've been having a lot of problems with poop since day one)
what are other possibilities? if it were leukemia would i notice signs already?
she's still gaining weight, eating, and her poop is a lot better too! no idea..
thanks everyone!!

Answer 1

Lymph nodes enlarge whenever the body is fighting off something, they regulate a lot of things but it's hard to say what could be causing it to happen right now. The virus checks would be the best way to go about it later.

When we get a cold the lumps on the side of our neck that swell a little and can be felt under the corners of the jaw are our lymph nodes. You've probably felt them on yourself when you were ill in the past.